Pouring device for fluid-containers principally oil-tins.



A. H. PARKER.

POURING DEVICE FOR FLUID CONTAINERS PHINCIP ALLY OIL HHS.

APPLICATION mgn Dec. 26. ran.

1,261,431. 1 Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

45 opening; the said s ALLAH HODGSON PARKER, OFELWOOD, NEAR MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA,

ASSIGNOBTO THE BRITISH IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY, LIMITED,

vrc'ronu, AUSTRALIA.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

OF MEELBOUBNE,

POI IIB 'ING DEVICE FOR FLUID-CONTAINERS PBINCIPALLY OIL-TINS.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application Med December 26, 1917. Serial No. 208,932.

. To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALLAN HODGSON -PARKER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 14 Pine avenue, 5 near Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented Improved Pouring Devices for Fluid-Containers Principally Oil-Tins, of which the following is a specification.

The resent inventionhas been designed to provides. simple cheaply constructed device or means adapted to be readily attached by the manufacturer to metal containers, cans or tins in which oils or other liquids 16 are dis ensed to the user. The device is particarly applicable for use with sheet metal oil cans or drums, and an arrangement of the device is contemplated by this invention whereby, when it Is not in use. 20 it lies approximately flush with that side of the can to which it is attached, for convenience in stacking and transport of the cans; as also an arrangement whereby the disadvantage of its position preventing 025 draining of the entire contents of the can is eliminated.

A practical form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wheref- Figure 1 is a plan, and.

'Fig. 2 a central vertical section of one corner of a can, showing the pouring device in out-of-use position.

I Fig. 3 is a plan, and

85 Fig. .4 a central'vertical section of one corner of the'can showing the device in position for pouring.

' Referring to the drawihgsfit willbe seen that a practically bottomless pouring spout l0 1, which is extended or peaked on one side to form a projecting 1i 2, islocated about an opening preferably ormed at the. corner a of the top of the can T and adjacent the edge, with its bottom edge concentric to said out being formed so astoswivel or revo ve as will be seen'by comparing Fig. 1 with Fig. 3, or Fig. 2

. with. Fig/4. For this purpose, its lower edge is provided with a projecting bead 3 59 adapted to engage with a correspondingly- Y sha ed flange or socket 16 fixed to the top oftecan.

When in .use, the spout 1S rotatedinto a the top with a plug seal or position in which its lip projects oven-the corner of the can.

The opening in the can is closed by a suitable plug; and according to the construetion shown, the socket 16 is formed with a threaded sleeve 4, which extends into the can, and a threaded plug 5 provided with a finger grip 6 is screwed into said sleeve. Thetop of the can at the corner where the device is attached may be inclined to provide a recess for the device and to enable the device when revol'ved to clear the upper flange 7 of the can. lVith' this construction, it will be noted that when the pouring device is swung inwardly, as in Figs. 1 and 2, rim 8 of said device will be clear of the bottom 9 of another superposed can T thus oil'ering no difficulty in stacking or acking for transport.

0 provide for the draining out ,of the small quantity the space between onecorner of the can and the sleeve 4 of the socket of the pouring device, an aperture or'drain hole 10 is provided in the outer side of said sleeve and an air hole 11 is punched in the opposite side thereof. In this arrangement, the socket sleeve would be necessarily provided closure device.

In some instances, the ,bottom of the sleeve 4 may be closed and required to be punctured before the contents of the can can be rcmo'ved. The plug 5 is preferably sealed as an indication to a purchaser that the contents have not been tampered with; and according to one suitable arrangement. a wire 12 is threaded through a passage in the finger piece and a hole 13 in the spout and finally passed through a loop 14 fixed to the top of the can and the extremities of the wire connected by a seal 15. What I do claim as my invention, desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A liquid dispensing vessel, having its top provided with an opening, annular socket surrounding the some, said socket being formed with a threaded sleeve and offluid which will flow into;75

its ends passed through.

and with an cally-b'ottomless spout provided with a projecting pouring lip and formed at its lower edge with a bead which is rotatably engaged with said sock t to permit the spout lip to be turned into nd out of pouring position; and a, threaded plug removablyengaged in said sleeve.

2. A liquid-dispensing vessel, having a portion of its top inclined to produce a recess, salid inclined portion being provided with an opening and with an annular socket surrounding the same, and said socket being formed with a threaded sleeve which extends downward through said opening into the interior of the vessel; :1 practically-bottomless spout provided with a projecting pouring li and formed at its lower edge with a bee which is rotatably engaged with said socket to permit the spout lip to be moved into and out of said recess; and n threaded plug removably engaged in said sleeve.

3. A liquid-dispensing vessel, having a portion of its top inclined to produce a recess, said inclined portion bein provided with an opening; a practicallyfinottomless spout rotatably mounted over said opening and provided with a projecting pouring lip which is movable into and out of said recess during the rotation of the spout; and closure means for said opening.

ALLAN HODGSON PARKER. 

